Service centers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs inform: how to protect yourself from fraudulent documents and fraud when buying a car

Every year many Ukrainians find themselves in an unpleasant situation because of fraudsters. Statistics show: in 2017 throughout Ukraine, 319 facts of counterfeit documents were revealed during the provision of services in the service centers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs; 1201 vehicle, the number of units of which are changed or forged; 215 units of vehicles sought; 240 stolen vehicles. Therefore, the service centers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs consider it expedient to constantly inform the population, how not to become the owner of forged documents or cars in search.

You can obtain a driver's license only in the service centers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

In 2017, 69 counterfeit driver's licenses were detected at the MIA service centers. Officially, we draw your attention that the only legal way to obtain a valid driver's license for the first time or to replace it is to personally go through the procedure for receiving a service at the service center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Detailed information about services related to the driver's license can be found in the link, as well as consult the contact center of the service centers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at (044) 290-19-88.

How not to become the owner of an auto in search?

When buying a car, there are several variants of its re-registration from one owner to another: by signing a contract of sale with subsequent re-registration at the service center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, registration of a contract of sale to a notary or through a commission store. But quite often, citizens choose another way - the issuance of a power of attorney on the car from the seller to the buyer, during such a procedure the buyer does not become the full owner of the vehicle. In order to protect yourself from buying a vehicle with broken body or engine numbers, it is necessary to contact the service center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the registration of a contract of sale and re-registration of the car in the presence of the seller and the buyer. The contract of sale is entered into free of charge upon re-registration of the car and filled in by the administrator in electronic form.

An important procedure in this process will be by the experts of the Expert Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the inspection or expert examination of the vehicle. An expert review of a car is mandatory and is made in all cases of registration, re-registration and withdrawal, with the exception of registration of a new vehicle, reissue of documents in connection with the change of personal data, as well as when you cancel the car. The purpose of such review is verification of identification numbers and verification of registration documents. Such review does not require separate payment - its value is already included in the cost of the vehicle re-registration service. The relevant act drawn up by the expert, or his mark in the application of the owner of the vehicle, is mandatory in the list of necessary documents for registration of the registration service at the service center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In the case of conducting an expert investigation of a vehicle, the absence or presence of signs of damage, destruction, tampering or replacement of the engine, chassis or body numbers, replacement of the panel with the vehicle identification number and forgery of registration documents, as a result of which the owner of the car receives a conclusion. This is a paid service, carried out at the discretion of the owner of the car. Expert investigation is advisable to choose if in case of review of the car an expert has doubts about the reliability of certain data.

It's worth remembering!

If the car turns out to be "problem" (in particular, with counterfeit units of cars), the owner will not be able to use it anymore, will have to deal with law enforcement agencies, who will probably take the car to the penalty spot before the circumstances.

Sometimes, instead of designing a contract of sale of a vehicle, citizens choose a variant of the transfer of cars from the seller to the buyer by power of attorney. In this case, the vehicle does not undergo any expert procedure that puts the buyer in a dangerous position.

Conducting an expert study of simple complexity in accordance with the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of June 4, 2007, No. 795 costs UAH 126, 63 for vehicles of all categories of domestic production and CIS countries and UAH 164,15 for vehicles of all categories of foreign production (cost as of January 2018, VAT and banking services are not included). In the case, however, if the research is not carried out, the citizen risks losing the entire amount of the cost of the car purchased.

If the price of the car is significantly lower than its market value, there is a likelihood that the seller deliberately lowers the price in order to get rid of the "problem" vehicle as soon as possible. In such cases, an expert study will help to verify the integrity of the seller's intentions.

If you have questions about registering or re-registering a car, ask for advice by calling (044) 290-19-88 or by posting on the official website of the Main Service Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at Facebook. For questions concerning the activities of the experts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs's Expert Service at the territorial service centers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, please contact the contact number (096) 086-56-56.